# SMBC: portfolio, investments and team > SMBC is a vc firm based in United States. 10 investments on record, 3 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # SMBC Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 10 cheques on record. Email VC firm Deploying now Debt Series A Series B Follow SMBC and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fsmbc) Deploying now **100%** of best year **3** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record Since the last cheque **10** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$41M** Rounds led **0 of 10** Mostly in **Japan, 80%** Pitch SMBC ## SMBC highlights - 01 3 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Debt and Series A: 67% of its rounds ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Based in:** United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances** - **2026** 3 rounds - **Oct** **[Giga Storage](https://millionrounds.com/company/giga-storage)** Debt · NL · Google News search **$291M** With 6 others - **Oct** **[Cross Sector](https://millionrounds.com/company/cross-sector)** Series A · JP · Google News search **Undisclosed** With 2 others - **Aug** **[Flexential](https://millionrounds.com/company/flexential)** Debt · US · Ventureburn **$800M** With 10 others - **2019** 1 round - **Jan** **[Cinnamon](https://millionrounds.com/company/cinnamon)** Series B · JP · Thebridge **$14M** With 5 others - **2018** 4 rounds - **Aug** **[EdiGene](https://millionrounds.com/company/edigene)** Series B · JP · FinSMEs **$15M** With 8 others - **Apr** **[Plaid](https://millionrounds.com/company/plaid)** JP · FinSMEs **$25M** With 7 others - **Feb** **[WealthNavi](https://millionrounds.com/company/wealthnavi)** Debt · JP · Thebridge **$41M** With 5 others - **Jan** **[Folio](https://millionrounds.com/company/folio)** Series A · JP · Thebridge **$63M** With 6 others - **2017** 1 round - **Dec** **[Groove X](https://millionrounds.com/company/groove-x)** Series A · JP · Thebridge **$57M** With 8 others - **2016** 1 round - **Mar** **[Moneytree](https://millionrounds.com/company/moneytree)** Series B · JP · FinSMEs **$9.0M** With 5 others An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## What the register says From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law **5+** funds on file numbered funds in its name ## The cheque Debt Series A Series B Median round joined **$41M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 10 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Oct 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Debt *3* - Series A *3* - Series B *3* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 Often in the room with - [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) 4 - [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) 2 - [ING Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ing-group) 2 - [Line Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/line-ventures) 2 - [Mirai Creation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mirai-creation-fund) 2 - [Mitsui & Co](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsui-and-co) 2 **Pitching SMBC?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as SMBC. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Mizuho Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital)[**Goldman Sachs** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs)[**ING Group** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ing-group)[**Line Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/line-ventures)[**Mirai Creation Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mirai-creation-fund)[**Mitsui & Co** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsui-and-co) ## Recently backed The latest companies SMBC put money into. [**Giga Storage** $291M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/giga-storage)[**Flexential** $800M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/flexential)[**EdiGene** $15M · Aug 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/edigene)[**WealthNavi** $41M · Feb 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/wealthnavi)[**Groove X** $57M · Dec 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/groove-x)[**Moneytree** $9.0M · Mar 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/moneytree) ## Quick answers about SMBC ### What does SMBC invest in? SMBC invests most often at Debt and Series A (67% of the rounds on record). ### How active is SMBC? 10 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026. ### What has SMBC invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Giga Storage (Debt, Oct 2026), Cross Sector (Series A, Oct 2026) and Flexential (Debt, Aug 2026). ### How big are SMBC's cheques? The median round it joins is $41M. ### Does SMBC lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does SMBC invest? Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (80%), the Netherlands (10%) and the United States (10%). ### Is SMBC investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does SMBC invest alongside? Most often Mizuho Capital (4 rounds together), Goldman Sachs (2 rounds together) and ING Group (2 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=smbc) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=smbc)